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Waist sash (patka) fragment, Kashmir, Mughal India, early 17th century. Goat hair (pashm); double-interlocking twill tapestry weave (kani). The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait, LNS 59 T. On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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A Kashmir Enigma: Mughal Kani Patka at the MFAH

Editor's Choice: a rare shawl fragment from the al-Sabah Collection on view in A 'From Persia to Paisley: Global Luxury and the Kashmir Shawl' at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Ben Evans·4 min